Friday, February 16, 2007

Health News

Viagra to be sold over the counter at Boots in the UK.

NHS doctors treat elderly patients differently.

Ketek - warning that it carries a risk of liver damage.

Switching from tamoxifen to the new drug, exemestane ( Aromasin), after two or three years resulted in reduced death rates.

The symptoms of Rett Syndrome (RS), the most disabling autism spectrum disorder could be reversed.

Coronary artery bypass surgery performed on a beating heart is safe with fewer negative side effects for bypass patients.

A low dose of naltrexone, a drug used to ease symptoms of alcohol and drug addiction, may also bring relief to people with Crohn's disease.

The drug levetiracetam gives hope to epilepsy patients.

Patients need to act to protect themselves from medical errors.

Pediatricians face challenges in reporting medical errors.

A new treatment for psoriasis that targets its key inflammatory mediators (IL-12 and IL-23) is highly effective.

Patients with a history of heart failure, Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg tablets reduced significally the risk of hospitalizations.

Loss of the activity of the human gene, DDAH, leads to reduced nitric oxide production and may cause heart and circulatory disease.

Recent increase in reported autism diagnoses may be part of a broader pattern in childhood mental illness.

A poll showed that many PGs had private health care.

A significant proportion of doctors do not feel they have an obligation to inform patients about all options on moral or religious grounds.

A commonly used anaesthetic, isoflurane, could cause changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer's.

MRI can provide a more sensitive diagnosis than CT scan for acute stroke.

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